LOC GOV BUILDING PERMIT ACT

Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB4800

Select Language

×

The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein.

Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet.

The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website.

NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window.

Choose Language

English

Afrikaans

Albanian

Arabic

Armenian

Azerbaijani

Basque

Bengali

Bosnian

Catalan

Croatian

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Estonian

Filipino

Finnish

French

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Gujarati

Haitian Creole

Hausa

Hawaiian

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Indonesian

Interlingua

Interlingue

Inuktitut

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Javanese

Kannada

Khmer

Korean

Latin

Latvian

Lithuanian

Luxembourgish

Macedonian

Malagasy

Malayalam

Maltese

Maori

Marathi

Myanmar

Nepali

Norwegian

Odia

Pashto

Punjabi

Romanian

Russian

Samoan

Sango

Sanskrit

Sardinian

Sindhi

Sinhala

Slovak

Slovenian

Somali

Southern Sotho

Spanish

Sundanese

Swahili

Swedish

Tamil

Telugu

Thai

Tigrinya

Tonga

Turkish

Ukrainian

Urdu

Vietnamese

Welsh

Xhosa

Yiddish

Yoruba

Zulu

Powered by
Translate

Close

Illinois General Assembly

Top Navigation Bar

Translate

Learn

Select General Assembly

Search the 104th General Assembly

Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules.

ILGA.GOV

LEGISLATION & LAWS

Bills & Resolutions

Public Acts

Illinois Compiled Statutes

Illinois Constitution

Search Legislation

Glossary

Guide

Reports & Inquiry

Legislative Reports

Special Reports

FTP Site

Legislator Lookup

Capitol Complex Phone Numbers

Rules & Regulations

Illinois Register

Administrative Rules

Senate

Members

Schedules

Committees

Request for Remote Testimony

Journals

Transcripts

Rules

Audio/Video

FOIA Information

Senate Employment Opportunities

Media Guidelines

House

Members

Schedules

Committees

Submit testimony for House Committees

Journals

Transcripts

Rules

Audio/Video

FOIA Information

House Employment Opportunities

Log In

Mobile Top Bar

Search the 104th General Assembly

Enter keywords to search the Illinois General Assembly website.

Full Text of HB4800

Home

Legislation

Full Text

HB4800 - 104th General Assembly

Bill Status

Full Text

Votes

Witness Slips

Select Menu

Bill Status

Full Text

Votes

Witness Slips

Printer Friendly Version

Introduced

Printer Friendly Version

Introduced

Open PDF

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4800

Introduced , by Rep. Dave Vella

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act
20 ILCS 605/605.1119 new

Creates the Local Government Building Permit Act. Provides that the
Act only applies to units of local government that require a person to
obtain a permit from the unit of local government before the person may
construct a building within the unit of local government. Requires a unit
of local government to comply with specified timelines for issuing
building permits. Provides that, if a unit of local government fails to
comply with the timelines, then the building permit is automatically
approved by operation of law, unless the proposed building project
violates published building or zoning codes. Requires a unit of local
government to publish the specified information concerning building
permits on its public-facing website. Provides that the fees that a unit of
local government imposes to approve a building permit application may not
exceed the actual cost the unit of local government incurs to review a
building permit application. Provides that, if a unit of local government
denies a person's building permit application, then the person may appeal
the decision to the Building Permit Ombudsman. Amends the Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law. Creates the position of Building
Permit Ombudsman within the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity. Provides that the Building Permit Ombudsman shall receive,
review, and resolve appeals brought under the Local Government Building
Permit Act. Requires the Building Permit Ombudsman to (i) examine the
issues and the information provided by both parties; (ii) make findings of
fact and conclusions of law; and (iii) issue a decision to the developer
and the unit of local government in response to the appeal.
LRB104 17982 RTM 31419 b

A BILL FOR

HB4800
LRB104 17982 RTM 31419 b
1

AN ACT concerning local government.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4

Section 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
Local
5
Government Building Permit Act.

6

Section 5.
Applicability.
7

(a) This Act only applies to units of local government
8
that require a person to obtain a permit from the unit of local
9
government before the person may construct a building within
10
the unit of local government.
11

(b) This Act shall not be construed to supersede any
12
health, safety, environmental, or other building code
13
requirements.

14

Section 10.
Building permit approval.
15

(a) A unit of local government must comply with the
16
following timelines:
17

(1) Within 30 days of the submission of the
18

application for the building permit, the unit of local
19

government must complete an initial completeness review to
20

ensure the application includes the required information.
21

If information is missing, then the unit of local
22

government must inform the requester that additional

HB4800
- 2 -
LRB104 17982 RTM 31419 b
1

information is required.
2

(2) Once the application is deemed complete, the unit
3

of local government shall issue a decision on the building
4

permit application within 60 days for a single-family home
5

project, 90 days for a multifamily housing project with
6

between 2 and 29 units, and 120 days for a project that is
7

30 or more units.
8

(b) If a unit of local government fails to comply with the
9
timelines established in this Section, then the building
10
permit is automatically approved by operation of law, unless
11
the proposed building project violates published building or
12
zoning codes.

13

Section 15.
Publishing requirements.
14

(a) A unit of local government must publish the following
15
information on its public-facing website:
16

(1) the average amount of time it takes the unit of
17

local government to process a building permit;
18

(2) common reasons building permits are denied or
19

delayed;
20

(3) the number of building permit applications the
21

unit of local government received in the preceding year;
22

(4) the number of building permit applications the
23

unit of local government approved in the preceding year;
24

and
25

(5) the number of building permit applications the

HB4800
- 3 -
LRB104 17982 RTM 31419 b
1

unit of local government denied in the preceding year.
2

(b) This Section does not apply to a unit of local
3
government that does not have a public facing website.

4

Section 20.
Permit fees.
The fees that a unit of local
5
government imposes to approve a building permit application
6
may not exceed the actual cost the unit of local government
7
incurs to review a building permit application.

8

Section 25.
Appeals.
If a unit of local government denies
9
a person's building permit application, then the person may
10
appeal the decision to the Building Permit Ombudsman. An
11
appeal of a denied building permit application must be made
12
within 60 days of receiving notice of the denial.

13

Section 30.
The Department of Commerce and Economic
14
Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
15
is amended by adding Section 605.1119 as follows:

16

(20 ILCS 605/605.1119 new)
17

Sec. 605.1119.
Building Permit Ombudsman.
18

(a) The position of Building Permit Ombudsman is created
19
within the Department.
20

(b) The Building Permit Ombudsman shall receive, review,
21
and resolve appeals brought under Section 25 of the Local
22
Government Building Permit Act. The Building Permit Ombudsman

HB4800
- 4 -
LRB104 17982 RTM 31419 b
1
shall (i) examine the issues and the information provided by
2
both parties; (ii) make findings of fact and conclusions of
3
law; and (iii) issue a decision to the developer and the unit
4
of local government in response to the appeal within 60 days
5
after the Building Permit Ombudsman receives the appeal. The
6
Building Permit Ombudsman's decision shall be binding upon
7
both the developer and the unit of local government, subject
8
to administrative review.
9

(c) The Department may delegate additional
10
responsibilities to the Building Permit Ombudsman. However,
11
the Building Permit Ombudsman shall not consider matters that:
12

(1) may constitute grounds for charges or complaints
13

under the Illinois Human Rights Act; or
14

(2) that are brought before:
15

(A) the Department of Human Rights or the Illinois
16

Human Rights Commission;
17

(B) a department or body established by a county,
18

township, or municipality under an ordinance
19

prohibiting discrimination and established for the
20

purpose of investigating and adjudicating charges or
21

complaints of discrimination under the ordinance; or
22

(C) a federal agency or commission that
23

administers and enforces federal anti-discrimination
24

laws and investigates and adjudicates charges or
25

complaints of discrimination.

Footer

Disclaimer

This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the
Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706.

Contact ILGA Webmaster

ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies.
Read About Cookies

ILGA.GOV

2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved |
ADA

|
Disclaimers
|
Learn

This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the
Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706.
Contact ILGA Webmaster

ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies.
Read About Cookies

ILGA.GOV

2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved |
ADA

|
Disclaimers
|
Learn